On the Carolina Panthers’ first offensive possession on Sunday, an eventual 31-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings, quarterback Cam Newton and the rest of the offense faced a third-and-1 from near midfield.

With the game tied at 3-3 early in the second quarter and Auburn driving just past midfield, Stidham took off on a run up the middle for 6 yards before UCF's Tre Neal forced a fumble, recovered it and returned it to the Auburn 21-yard line.

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